Very Discouraging Outlook for Northern Indiana Corn
Tests by Prof J C Criswell from Winona College of Agriculture show less than a third of planted corn likely to mature across fifty five farms from Peru to Goshen and Fort Wayne to Kosciusko County. Results from 700 samples vary from 7.5 to about 48 percent viability with many ears immature due to wet weather and early frost.
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Indiana
J. C. Criswell
Winona College of Agriculture
Peru
Goshen
Fort Wayne
Kosiusko County
Mentone
Warsaw
Leesburg
Bishops Receive Major Salary Increase At Minneapolis Conference
The Methodist Episcopal Conference in Minneapolis adjourned after May. Bishops’ salaries rose from 5000 to 6500 with 1000 for living expenses and 500 for a secretary. The term district superintendent was adopted, old name presiding elder rejected. A $50000 gift to the board of conference claimants was announced by an anonymous donor. Ritual revision was deferred with a commission to report by the 1916 convention.
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Methodist Episcopal Conference
Minneapolis
Baltimore
Board of Conference
Disgraceful Theft Reported At Sacred Cemetery Mounds
A local notice laments geraniums stolen from cemetery sods and appeals to thieves to return flowers. The writer says others have had sacred spots molested and invites the thief to visit their home to receive blooms.
Trespassers Cautioned by Tefft Farmer With Odd Warning
A Tefft area farmer posts a bizarre trespass notice threatening two mongrel dogs and a shotgun. The note, plus a mention of a Saturday event at Two Joes store and a military hint toward H. H. Englerth whose condition is improving, appear in the same clipping.
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Tefft
Fort Wayne With Might and Main
Attended by the Indiana Democratic editorial association from Thursday to Saturday in Fort Wayne the mid-summer meeting praised the city’s growth and amenities. The Allen county courthouse is highlighted as a grand building, while Governor Marshall and Congressman Cline addressed the scribes at a Friday Anthony hotel banquet. Senator Fleming hosted the visiting writers during their stay.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Ft. Wayne
Allen County
Anthony Hotel
Thomas R. Marshall
Samuel M. Ralston
Cyrus Cline
S. B. Fleming
Koontz Lake Flourishing Resort With New Hotel
The Newsman visited Koontz Lake in Oregon township for a fishing party and inspected Emil Anderson’s new hotel. The structure offers about thirty rooms with an attractive dining room and can accommodate fifty guests. Cottages, a cement barn, and a garage are under construction as Koontz Lake grows as a northern Indiana summer resort.
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Koontz
Oregon Township
Emil Anderson
Anderson
Koontz’s Lake
Indiana
Large Wheat Shortage Forecast in Midwest and Nation
Government crop report shows nearly half of seven million acres planted in wheat last autumn in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois winter killed. Remaining area expected to yield just over half a crop. Nationally 6,569,000 acres or 29 percent of last fall’s sowing damaged beyond harvest. Abandoned area exceeds prior years and more than double typical.
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Government Monthly
Indiana
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana Gets Fish Hatchery
Congressman Barnhart secured favorable reporting for a bill to establish a Indiana fishery hatchery at a cost of twenty five thousand dollars. Dr Everman of the bureau of fisheries notes Indiana waters offer strong fish growing potential and currently relies on government hatched fish from Put in Bay Ohio, the nearest hatchery.
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Indiana
Barnhart
Everman
Bureau of Fisheries
Committee On
Put-in-Bay
Ohio
Chicago Coliseum to Host Republican National Convention Delegates
The Chicago Coliseum in Wabash avenue near Fifteenth street will house 1074 delegates for the June 18 Republican National Convention. Deliberations expand from 1908 with reapportionment increasing House seats to 433 and adding new states. Delegates are distributed among states and territories, including New York 90 and Pennsylvania 76, with Alaska DC Hawaii Philippines and Porto Rico each allotted two.
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Chicago Coliseum
Wabash Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Hotels Center
McKinley
Congress
Pich
House of Representatives
Arizona
New Mexico
Alabama
Arkansas
Clifornia
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Nlinois
Indiana
Iowa
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Kentucky
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Maine
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Texas
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Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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District of Columbia
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Philippines
Porto Rico
Boy Scouts Campaign for a Sane Fourth
Boy Scout leaders nationwide cooperate with boys to end dangerous Fourth celebrations. They promote a Sane Fourth with safe fun and patriotic exercises while urging elimination of firecrackers and revolver use. Troops across the country vote against firecrackers and risky festivities.
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Boy Scout Movement
Boy Scouts of America
Denaut and Flowers Visit Hamet on Tuesday
Dr. J. N. Denaut and Frank Flowers of Hamet were callers in town Tuesday, stopping by local shops and exchanging greetings with residents.
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J. N. Denaut
Frank Flowers
Hamet
Farm Values Jump in Indiana 1900 to 1910 Census Report
Census bulletin notes sharp rise in Indiana farm values during 1900 1910 census period. Land value per farm nearly doubles from 3099 to 6164, with average acres 98.8 in 1910. Total farm property value climbs from 64410 to 88396, implements 128 to 190, livestock 494 to 807.
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Census Bureau
Indiana
Bloomer Girls Baseball Debunked As Imposters In Town
Community news reports a local game against the North Judson News Boys went ahead with three women and six men on the field. The writer decries the Bloomer Girls as imposters, claims misrepresentation and deceit, notes a 14 to 16 final, and calls for public scrutiny of the touring act.
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Star Bloomer Girl
North Judson News Boys
Bloomer Girls
Buncombe
Rooters
Schmelz
Double Tracking Of Erie Begins
Construction on the Erie double tracking project started Wednesday morning about a mile west of Huntington with twenty five men. The work includes cutting through the large cut and laying a temporary track while grading and a water main installation proceed. Assistant Engineer Foster noted further work at Bolivar and Uniondale will begin soon, with temporary tracks at three sites to enable full construction without delay.
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Erie
Huntington
Lage
Foster
Bolivar
Uniondale
County Educational Day Begins with Ninth Graduation
Last Saturday in Knox the ninth annual Educational Day celebrated by Starke County elementary schools drew a large crowd. County Superintendent C. W. Cannon led exercises including orchestra pieces, vocal and piano solos, and a class address by Rev. C. W. Whitman of Indianapolis on The Democracy of Learning. One hundred graduates received diplomas as Rev. R. O. Kimberlin gave the benediction and the program closed with an orchestra selection.
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Starke
Court House
Knox
C. W. Cannon
Lyman E. Page
Eugene Garner
Elizabeth Schwier
C. W. Whitman
Indianapolis
North Judson High School
Harold Loring
Chas. H Peters
Knox School Board
R. O. Kimberlin
Telephone Displacing Telegraph on Railroads
Railroads widely adopt telephone lines for dispatching trains, replacing telegraph use. The system offers quicker, safer, more reliable and flexible communication, improving discipline, cooperation between dispatchers and operators, and enabling prompt official information during emergencies.
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United States
Lightning Strikes Cause Extensive Loss Across Indiana
The article notes numerous fatalities and extensive fire damage from lightning in Indiana. It tallies 1911 losses include eight churches, oil tanks, livestock deaths, and hundreds of people shocked, with financial losses in the hundreds of thousands. It ends with a plug for Owen Daly selling lightning rods.
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Indiana
Owen Daly
The News cigar evokes readers’ loyal daily ritual
A brief item notes a beloved cigar brand known as Tha News symbolizing routine for readers. It reflects local culture and recurring sales or promotions tied to the publication, highlighting its role in daily life and community identity.
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Winona College
Two Joes
H. H. Englerth
Koontz Lake
Boy Scouts
First State Bank
North Judson Indiana
C. W. Weninger
J. F.“Manz
Cormick
Peterson
Bloomer Girl Aggregation
Big Fake
Co. B. Smalley
Walkerton
Wm. G. Kuester
Chicago
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